Alioune Badara Thiam

Alioune Badara Thiam

artist Senegal

Alioune Badara Thiam, known professionally as Akon, is a renowned American-Senegalese singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He gained fame in the early 2000s for his chart-topping hits and has since embarked on ambitious projects aimed at improving African societies, including the now-scrapped Akon City in Senegal, which was initially envisioned as a futuristic, eco-friendly metropolis.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
40,671
Power
88$
Sentiment
5.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Ghana 1 5.00 0.13% +0% 31,072,945 40,671 $67,000 88$
Totals 1 31,072,945 40,671 $67,000 88$
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Recent Mentions

United Kingdom United Kingdom: An agreement has been reached between Sapco and the entrepreneur Alioune Badara Thiam [aka Akon]. 5

BBC: Wakanda-style $6bn project abandoned by Senegal